| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Monty's 0 demonstration | |||||||
| Air date | February 9, 1993 | ||||||
| Season | Season 24 (1992-1993) | ||||||
| Written by | Molly Boylan | ||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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COLD OPEN | Monty tells the viewer that today's show is sponsored by "nothing." Prairie Dawn asserts that there will be many things on today's show, but Monty insists on the sponsor being nothing. |
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SCENE 1 | Monty bears a number 0 on his hat and talks about it. Prairie finally understands that the number 0 is what Monty meant by "nothing." He disagrees that he was vague about his wording, and that the 0 on the top of his hat is missing. He introduces something else about nothing... |
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Song | "Zero Song": A female voiceover sings about the food that keeps being taken away to make 0. Arist: Jane Aaron (First: Episode 3003) |
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SCENE 1 cont'd | Prairie prepares to count backwards from 10, when Monty walks in to remind her not to forget the 0 when she finishes. She assures him she won't and proceeds with her countdown. Afterwards, Monty celebrates the fact that she didn't forget the 0 with confetti, music, and a crash on his cymbals. |
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Cartoon | The boss of Muzby's Treetop Flowers tells his secretary that he doesn't want any calls unless they're important. Employee Henry tries to make an important call while hanging out on a limb. (First: Episode 2747) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster and Ernie: Zero Cookies — Ernie counts zero cookies with Cookie Monster. (First: Episode 2586) Monty freezes the segment mid-way through and appears onscreen to report that there will be no more messages about the number 0 from here on out, then resumes the sketch. |
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Cartoon | A man teaches his dog Rover how to read the word SIT. (First: Episode 0304) |
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Film | A Caucasian boy narrates a film of himself hanging out with his African American friend Jamal. (First: Episode 2787) |
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Cartoon | Dr. Annie Eyeball looks at air. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 2592) |
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Muppets | Waiter Grover: Grover serves Mr. Johnson a bowl of chicken soup. Johnson says that he can't eat the soup, and Grover can't guess why. "That settles it," Johnson sighs. "From now on, I'm bringing my lunch to work in a paper sack." He finally explains to Grover that he can't eat the soup because he doesn't have a spoon. (First: Episode 0358) |
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Cartoon | K is for kiss. Animation: John and Faith Hubley (First: Episode 0131) |
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SCENE 2 | Singing "Bésame Mucho" to himself, Oscar stands at a booth raising money for a Grouchketeer field trip by offering kisses for 50 cents. Gina eagerly pays a dollar instead, surprised that a Grouch like himself is offering such a thing, but then learns the kisses aren't given by Oscar but by Fluffy. She ducks out of the way and Oscar winds up being kissed instead. "Now that was definitely worth a dollar!" |
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Film | A film insert about washing elephants at the Bronx Zoo. The song "Splish Splash" is used in part of the segment. (First: Episode 1934) |
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Muppets | Ernie sings "Imagine That" about things that he sometimes imagines to be: first a knight in shining armor who battles a dragon, then a sailor, and finally, himself. (First: Episode 2142) |
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Film | Girls dance and chant about K. (First: Episode 3012) Beginning with this airing, extra sound effects are added when the K words appear on-screen. |
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Cast | What Happens Next? — Gordon asks the audience what would happen next with help from the Dinger and Maria (as Charlie Chaplin). (First: Episode 2328) |
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Cartoon | A near-sighted princess goes to the eye doctor and gets glasses. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 3056) |
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Muppets | Big Bird recites a poem about front and back. (First: Episode 2878) |
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Cartoon | The front and back of a costumed horse follow an ice cream truck. (First: Episode 0782) |
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Song | "Pig's Love Song" (live-action version) (First: Episode 0572) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Sleeping Beauty: Prince Sleeps — Prince Charming kisses Sleeping Beauty and falls asleep. (First: Episode 0513) |
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Cartoon | P is for Painting (First: Episode 0764) |
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Film | A boy narrates a film about how cheese is made. (First: Episode 1124) |
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Insert | At Hooper's, Elmo wonders why Mr. Handford is playing with a toy fire truck. Mr. Handford explains, in song, that he used to have one when he was a kid, and it inspired him to be a firefighter. (First: Episode 2965) |
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Animation | Today's Secret Drawing is a fireman. (First: Episode 0200) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover talks to Zelda about "fast" and "slow." (First: Episode 2611) |
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Cartoon | The dancing birds dance fast and slow. Artist: Karen Aqua |
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Film | A boy narrates a film of cows being fed hay during winter. (First: Episode 0787) |
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Celebrity | Gloria Estefan sings a special version of "1-2-3" to Big Bird and the Birdketeers. (First: Episode 2928) |
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Cartoon | A dog chases a cat around, through, over, and under a doghouse. (First: Episode 1020) |
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Muppets | Monster on the Spot: Here and There — Telly Monster reports from the library, where it's quiet. His co-host, Deborah Starr, is at the airport, where it's loud. (First: Episode 2864) |
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Cartoon | Pencil box K / k (First: Episode 2876) |
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Film | Kids have a lost dog poster made using an old-style printing press. (First: Episode 1222) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: P for Pencil (First: Episode 0782) |
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SCENE 3 | Prairie reads a book when Monty enters with a lecture on parts of the body. He introduces his mouth and nose, but Prairie is quick to point out those are not his ears on the top of his head - they are a pair of fake rabbit ears. He runs out and returns with mouse ears instead. Prairie goes home to lie down as Gina announces the sponsors and Monty shows off his hand (for waving goodbye). |
Notes[]
- Scenes from this episode have been used as stand-alone Muppet inserts on foreign co-productions, including Sesamstraat.
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